JIM DE BOOM -- Community & clubs

INTERFAITH CELEBRATION IN SONG: The Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith

Council presents the fifth annual Thanksgiving Choir Festival “We Gather

Together...” at 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church of

Newport Beach, 600 St. Andrews Road. Choirs participating are Sts. Simon

& Jude Roman Catholic Church, Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church,

Mesa Verde United Methodist Church, Episcopal Diocese Choir, Orangewood

Adventist Academy Bell Choir and the Children’s Choir from the Church of

Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Other faiths represented as speakers will be the Rev. Lydia Sarandan, St.

Andrew’s Presbyterian Church; Rabbi David Rosenberg, Temple Isaiah; the

Rev. Cathleen Coots, Newport Center United Methodist Church, Lane

Calvert, Bahai of Costa Mesa, the Rev. Conrad Nordquist of St. John the

Divine Episcopal Church; and Tom Thorkelson, The National Conference.

“This is one of the signature events of the Newport Mesa Irvine

Interfaith Council, as different faith communities join together to

celebrate Thanksgiving in song and spoken word,” council President Greg

Kelley said.

“Over the last four years, there have been 35 choirs and participation by

nearly all the major religions of the world. Everyone attending has gone

home inspired. We feel we are working toward our goal of building

‘bridges of understanding’ between the many faith traditions of the

diverse cultures of Orange County.”

The 1999 Inspirational Families for Costa Mesa, Irvine and Newport Beach

will also be honored during the event by mayors of their respective

cities or their representatives.

The event is free, however everyone is asked to bring two cans of food,

which will be distributed through FISH, Families Forward and the Orange

Coast Interfaith Shelter.

HOLIDAY SHOPPING MADE EASY: The Harbor Mesa Lions Club will hold its

fourth annual Holiday Boutique from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Estancia

High School, 2323 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa. The fund-raiser will

feature quality handcrafted gifts and decorator items for sale. There

will be a snack booth and hourly opportunity drawings with proceeds going

to local charities.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SERVICE CLUBS: Joan Wold, sponsored by Vicki

Heston-Lott, has joined the Newport-Irvine Rotary Club.

WORTH REPEATING: From the Scuttlebutt newsletter of the Newport

Beach-Corona del Mar Kiwanis Club ... “A government that robs Peter to

pay Paul, and always depends on the support of Paul.”

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS COMING WEEK: Want to get more involved in your

community, make new friends, network, or to give something back to your

community? Try a service club!

You are invited to attend a club meeting this coming week. Many clubs

will buy your first guest meal for you.

MONDAY: 7 p.m., Harbor Mesa Lions Club meets at Mimi’s Cafe to discuss

its business

TUESDAY: 7:30 a.m., Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club meets at the Balboa

Bay Club; 6:30 p.m., Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club meets at Costa

Mesa Golf & Country Club for a visit by District 4-L4 Gov. Ken Martin.

WEDNESDAY: 7:15 a.m., South Coast Metro Rotary Club meets at the Center

Club, Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club meets at University Athletic Club;

noon, Exchange Club of Orange Coast meets at Newport Beach Yacht Club; 6

p.m., Newport Balboa Rotary meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for

a craft talk by member Wendell Sawyer.

THURSDAY: 7 a.m., Costa Mesa Orange Coast Breakfast Lions Club meets at

Mimi’s Cafe; noon, Kiwanis Club of Newport Beach-Corona del Mar meets at

Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club meets at Holiday Inn

to hear lobbyist Reed Royalty, Exchange Club of Newport Harbor meets at

Riverboat Restaurant to hear attorney Doug Kirk speak on “One Nation

Under God,” Newport-Irvine Rotary Club meets at Irvine Marriott with

guest Ambassadorial Scholar Rick Tran.

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